Letchmore Heath
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name= Letchmore Heath
|static_image= Letchmore Heath.jpg
|static_image_width= 240px
|static_image_caption= The Green in Letchmore Heath with the Three Horseshoes pub
|coordinates = {{coord|51.667|-0.336|display=inline,title}}
| population = 470
| population_ref = (2001 census)
|shire_district= Hertsmere
|shire_county = Hertfordshire
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster= Hertsmere
|post_town= WATFORD
|postcode_district = WD25
|postcode_area= WD
|dial_code= 01923
|os_grid_reference= TQ151977
}}
Letchmore Heath is a village in Hertfordshire in England, situated about three miles east of Watford.
General
The village, consisting of about 150 houses, lies to the east of Watford, southwest of Radlett and southeast of Aldenham.
The Institute of Grocery Distribution is based in the village.[https://www.igd.com/ Institute of Grocery Distribution], accessed on 18 January 2025 Due to its proximity to Elstree Studios, the village has often been used as a set in films, in particular the 1960 British horror movie Village of the Damned.
It has a village green, a pond and a pub, the Three Horseshoes, which is on the north side of the green.
The name Letchmore is derived from the Old Saxon "leche mere", meaning muddy pond. The present pond is located to the south of the village green.
To the west, but still within the village, is Bhaktivedanta Manor.{{Cite web|title = Filming Locations for 1960 sci-fi classic Village of the Damned, at Letchmore Heath in Hertfordshire.(archived)|url = http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/v/village_damned.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170707192405/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/v/village_damned.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2017-07-07|access-date = 2020-05-15}}
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Famous residents
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896-1977), the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the Hare Krishnas, stayed in Letchmore Heath for a few months every year after establishing Bhaktivedanta Manor, a temple, in the village. He commented about Letchmore Heath, that because it was so beautiful with many forest walks, it reminded him of Krishna’s birthplace, Vrindavana. He would daily go on long walks through the village and appreciated its cleanliness.[http://krishnatemple.com/janmashtami/?page_id=5 Bhaktivedanta Manor Janmashtami website]
Graphic designer {{ill|David Rudnick|fr}} was born in Letchmore Heath and spent his formative years there.[http://www.thefader.com/2014/09/09/visual-identity-david-rudnick-designer-evian-christ-wil-fry Interview with David Rudnick]
Novelist Joanna Briscoe spent her early years here, and the location inspired the setting for her novel Touched.
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